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Research paper thumbnail of Americanisation in Reverse? Hollywood Films, International Influences, and US Audiences, 1946–1965

Frontiers in economic history, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever S Other Brand Wars Retailers Private Labels and Struggles for Supremacy Within Product Supply Chains

Research paper thumbnail of Globalisation and the US Film Industry c.1950–1965

The aim of this discussion paper series is to disseminate new research of academic distinction. P... more The aim of this discussion paper series is to disseminate new research of academic distinction. Papers are preliminary drafts, circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. Henley Business School is triple accredited and home to over 100 academic faculty who undertake research in a wide range of fields from ethics and finance to international business and marketing. www.henley.ac.uk/research/research-centres/the-centre-for-international-business-history

Research paper thumbnail of Peter Miskell, A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits Peter Miskell , A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2006), pp. xi + 224, ISBN 0 7083 1878 9 (pb), £17.99 (pk)

Journal of British Cinema and Television, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Selling America to the World"? The Rise and Fall of an International Film Distributor in its Largest Foreign Market: United Artists in Britain, 1927-1947

Enterprise and Society, 2006

Few industries are as widely associated with the spread of American values, ideas, and products a... more Few industries are as widely associated with the spread of American values, ideas, and products as the film industry. U.S. firms certainly dominated the global market for feature films, but did they do so simply by “selling America to the world” or was there more to be gained by catering to the diverse tastes of international audiences? This article examines the operations of a leading U.S. film distributor in its largest foreign market. United Artists, like other U.S. firms, was forced to offer a minimum proportion of British films for distribution in the United Kingdom in the 1930s and 1940s. Was this requirement a burden, or were the firm’s British films actually at the heart of its success in the U.K. market?

Research paper thumbnail of European integration and corporate restructuring: the strategy of Unilever, c.1957–c.1990

The Economic History Review, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Acquisitions and firm growth: Creating Unilever's ice cream and tea business

Business History, 2007

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or s... more This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.

Research paper thumbnail of Selling Hollywood to the World: U.S. and European Struggles for Mastery of the Global Film Industry, 1920-1950

Research paper thumbnail of A social history of the cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: pulpits, coal pits and fleapits

Research paper thumbnail of Historians and film

Making history: an introduction to the history and …, 2004

Chapter 17 Historians and film Peter Miskell Let's be blunt and admit it: historical films t... more Chapter 17 Historians and film Peter Miskell Let's be blunt and admit it: historical films trouble and disturb professional historians–have troubled and disturbed historians for a long time. 1 In an examination of the relationship between professional history and versions of the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits: A Social History of the Cinema in Wales, 1918-1951

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership of Business Schools: Perceptions, Priorities and Predicaments

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership of business schools : perceptions, priorities and predicaments

Research paper thumbnail of Hollywood studios, independent producers and international markets: globalisation and the US film industry c.1950-1965

The challenge facing multinational firms in developing global product lines that can appeal to co... more The challenge facing multinational firms in developing global product lines that can appeal to consumers from diverse social and cultural backgrounds is an important issue for scholars of international business. The challenge is particularly acute in ‘cultural industries’ such as film – yet the global prominence of Hollywood producers and distributors would appear to suggest that it is one to which they have risen remarkably successfully. This paper examines the internationalisation of Hollywood entertainment in the period c.1949-1965. Two observations are commonly made about the US motion picture industry in this period. The first is that the era witnessed the ‘disintegration’ of the studio system, with the major vertically integrated ‘studios’ forced to sell off their cinema chains and also becoming increasingly reliant on ‘independent’ producers to supply their product (Storper and Christopherson, 1987; Storper, 1989; Scott, 2002). The second is that the period saw US producers a...

Research paper thumbnail of A social history of the cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: pulpits, coalpits and fleapits

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever’s (other) brand wars: retailers, private labels, and struggles for supremacy within product supply chains

Research paper thumbnail of UK business schools: historical contexts and future scenarios. AIM advisory report

This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Brit... more This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Britain since 1945. It provides a context for understanding conflicting themes in current debates about business schools and examines how the different types of business school have evolved in the UK within very different education institutions. It places the current challenges faced by business schools in context, offers guidance on the strategic options available, and discusses some of the practical implications of the different paths outlined.

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever and its brands since the 1950s: competitive threats and strategic responses

Research paper thumbnail of UK business schools : historical contexts and future scenarios:summary report from an EBK/AIM Management Research Forum

This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Brit... more This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Britain since 1945. It provides a context for understanding conflicting themes in current debates about business schools and examines how the different types of business school have evolved in the UK within very different education institutions. It places the current challenges faced by business schools in context, offers guidance on the strategic options available, and discusses some of the practical implications of the different paths outlined.

Research paper thumbnail of Entertainment and the Film Industry

The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business

Research paper thumbnail of Americanisation in Reverse? Hollywood Films, International Influences, and US Audiences, 1946–1965

Frontiers in economic history, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever S Other Brand Wars Retailers Private Labels and Struggles for Supremacy Within Product Supply Chains

Research paper thumbnail of Globalisation and the US Film Industry c.1950–1965

The aim of this discussion paper series is to disseminate new research of academic distinction. P... more The aim of this discussion paper series is to disseminate new research of academic distinction. Papers are preliminary drafts, circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. Henley Business School is triple accredited and home to over 100 academic faculty who undertake research in a wide range of fields from ethics and finance to international business and marketing. www.henley.ac.uk/research/research-centres/the-centre-for-international-business-history

Research paper thumbnail of Peter Miskell, A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits Peter Miskell , A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2006), pp. xi + 224, ISBN 0 7083 1878 9 (pb), £17.99 (pk)

Journal of British Cinema and Television, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Selling America to the World"? The Rise and Fall of an International Film Distributor in its Largest Foreign Market: United Artists in Britain, 1927-1947

Enterprise and Society, 2006

Few industries are as widely associated with the spread of American values, ideas, and products a... more Few industries are as widely associated with the spread of American values, ideas, and products as the film industry. U.S. firms certainly dominated the global market for feature films, but did they do so simply by “selling America to the world” or was there more to be gained by catering to the diverse tastes of international audiences? This article examines the operations of a leading U.S. film distributor in its largest foreign market. United Artists, like other U.S. firms, was forced to offer a minimum proportion of British films for distribution in the United Kingdom in the 1930s and 1940s. Was this requirement a burden, or were the firm’s British films actually at the heart of its success in the U.K. market?

Research paper thumbnail of European integration and corporate restructuring: the strategy of Unilever, c.1957–c.1990

The Economic History Review, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Acquisitions and firm growth: Creating Unilever's ice cream and tea business

Business History, 2007

This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or s... more This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.

Research paper thumbnail of Selling Hollywood to the World: U.S. and European Struggles for Mastery of the Global Film Industry, 1920-1950

Research paper thumbnail of A social history of the cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: pulpits, coal pits and fleapits

Research paper thumbnail of Historians and film

Making history: an introduction to the history and …, 2004

Chapter 17 Historians and film Peter Miskell Let's be blunt and admit it: historical films t... more Chapter 17 Historians and film Peter Miskell Let's be blunt and admit it: historical films trouble and disturb professional historians–have troubled and disturbed historians for a long time. 1 In an examination of the relationship between professional history and versions of the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits: A Social History of the Cinema in Wales, 1918-1951

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership of Business Schools: Perceptions, Priorities and Predicaments

Research paper thumbnail of Leadership of business schools : perceptions, priorities and predicaments

Research paper thumbnail of Hollywood studios, independent producers and international markets: globalisation and the US film industry c.1950-1965

The challenge facing multinational firms in developing global product lines that can appeal to co... more The challenge facing multinational firms in developing global product lines that can appeal to consumers from diverse social and cultural backgrounds is an important issue for scholars of international business. The challenge is particularly acute in ‘cultural industries’ such as film – yet the global prominence of Hollywood producers and distributors would appear to suggest that it is one to which they have risen remarkably successfully. This paper examines the internationalisation of Hollywood entertainment in the period c.1949-1965. Two observations are commonly made about the US motion picture industry in this period. The first is that the era witnessed the ‘disintegration’ of the studio system, with the major vertically integrated ‘studios’ forced to sell off their cinema chains and also becoming increasingly reliant on ‘independent’ producers to supply their product (Storper and Christopherson, 1987; Storper, 1989; Scott, 2002). The second is that the period saw US producers a...

Research paper thumbnail of A social history of the cinema in Wales, 1918-1951: pulpits, coalpits and fleapits

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever’s (other) brand wars: retailers, private labels, and struggles for supremacy within product supply chains

Research paper thumbnail of UK business schools: historical contexts and future scenarios. AIM advisory report

This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Brit... more This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Britain since 1945. It provides a context for understanding conflicting themes in current debates about business schools and examines how the different types of business school have evolved in the UK within very different education institutions. It places the current challenges faced by business schools in context, offers guidance on the strategic options available, and discusses some of the practical implications of the different paths outlined.

Research paper thumbnail of Unilever and its brands since the 1950s: competitive threats and strategic responses

Research paper thumbnail of UK business schools : historical contexts and future scenarios:summary report from an EBK/AIM Management Research Forum

This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Brit... more This report begins with an analysis of the historical development of management education in Britain since 1945. It provides a context for understanding conflicting themes in current debates about business schools and examines how the different types of business school have evolved in the UK within very different education institutions. It places the current challenges faced by business schools in context, offers guidance on the strategic options available, and discusses some of the practical implications of the different paths outlined.

Research paper thumbnail of Entertainment and the Film Industry

The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business

Research paper thumbnail of Peter Miskell, A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits : Peter Miskell , A Social History of the Cinema in Wales 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits

Journal of British Cinema and Television, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Peter Miskell, A Social History of the Cinema in Wales, 1918–1951: Pulpits, Coal Pits and Fleapits

Urban History, 2007

Miskell's study of filmgoing in Wales sets out to examine the cinema as a social and economi... more Miskell's study of filmgoing in Wales sets out to examine the cinema as a social and economic institution and his emphasis is local rather than national. Given that around half the population went to the pictures regularly, this is a topic of no small historical significance and Miskell ...